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Highway 531 (Ontario)
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Secondary Highway 531, commonly referred to as Highway 531, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. It connects Highway 17 east of North Bay
with the community of Bonfield. The 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) route was established in 1956, and has remained the same since then. It passes through a forested area and has several private residences located along its length. Aside from Maple Road, its southern terminus, and Highway 17, its northern terminus, Highway 531 encounters no roads along its length.
. There are no other roads encountered along its length, aside from the termini. On an average day
, 1300 vehicles travel the route, which is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long.
The highway begins at Maple Road north of the community of Bonfield, travelling north alongside a Canadian Pacific Railway
(CPR) track, curving northeast with a vista of a large swamp on the Kaibuskong River. It follows parallel to the river for its entire length, but is not within sight of it aside from here. The highway enters a forest and diverges from the railway, curving north. From here to its northern terminus, residences dot both sides of the highway, with coniferious forests between them. The route curves back to the northeast and travels straight for 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), ending at Highway 17 next to a restaurant and motel.
The route has not changed since that time.
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It connects Highway 17 east of North Bay
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
with the community of Bonfield. The 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) route was established in 1956, and has remained the same since then. It passes through a forested area and has several private residences located along its length. Aside from Maple Road, its southern terminus, and Highway 17, its northern terminus, Highway 531 encounters no roads along its length.
Route description
Highway 531 is a short highway east of North Bay which serves to connect the community of Bonfield with Highway 17, the Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
. There are no other roads encountered along its length, aside from the termini. On an average day
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
, 1300 vehicles travel the route, which is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long.
The highway begins at Maple Road north of the community of Bonfield, travelling north alongside a Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CPR) track, curving northeast with a vista of a large swamp on the Kaibuskong River. It follows parallel to the river for its entire length, but is not within sight of it aside from here. The highway enters a forest and diverges from the railway, curving north. From here to its northern terminus, residences dot both sides of the highway, with coniferious forests between them. The route curves back to the northeast and travels straight for 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), ending at Highway 17 next to a restaurant and motel.
History
Highway 531 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in early 1956, along with several dozen other secondary highways, but was likely maintained as a development road prior to that.The route has not changed since that time.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 531. The entirety of the route is located within Nipissing District.{| class="wikitable" style="width:450px;"
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Bonfield, Ontario
Bonfield is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District.The township comprises the communities of Blanchard's Landing, Bonfield, Grand Desert, and Rutherglen...
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